Abstract: (+,-)-cis-.alpha.[3-(2,6-Dimethyl-1-piperidinyl)propyl]-.alpha.-phenyl-2-py ridinemethanol and acid-addition salts. The compounds are pharmacological agents, especially antiarrhythmic agents. The compounds can be produced by reacting pyridyllithium with cis-.gamma.-(2,6-dimethylpiperidino)butyrophenone, or by reacting cis-1-(3-lithiopropyl)-2,6-dimethylpiperidine with 2-benzoylpyridine. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising (+,-)-cis-.alpha.-[3-(2,6-dimethyl-1-piperidinyl)propyl]-.alpha.-phenyl-2- pyridinemethanol and acid-addition salts thereof and methods for treating cardiac arrhythmia using said pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: cis-2,6-Dimethyl-.alpha.,.alpha.-diphenyl-1-piperidinebutanol; and acid-addition salts. The compounds are pharmacological agents, especially antiarrythmic agents. The compounds can be produced by reacting phenyl lithium or phenylmagnesium halide with cis-.gamma.-(2,6-dimethylpiperidino)butyrophenone or a lower alkyl ester of cis-2,6-dimethyl-1-piperidinebutyric acid; by reacting .alpha.-(3-halopropyl)-.alpha.-phenylbenzyl alcohol with cis-2,6-dimethylpiperidine, or by reacting cis-1- (3-lithiopropyl)-2,6-dimethylpiperidine with benzophenone.